New Sources

There are many local news sources available. As already stated elsewhere in our page, your local tourist office is always the best first port of call. They have a wealth of information on much of the local news an events, attractions, excursions and can provide useful tourist maps of the areas.

Other useful sources of information are local magazines, papers and publications. Again look out for them at the tourist offices but you'll also find them in bus stations, cafes bars and restaurants. Most are published in English and feature good articles on the local upcoming events, fiestas and hold adverts and include discount vouchers for use with local businesses. They sometimes also have a directory of services inside and highlight local shopping centres.

Publications

Some good publications to look out for are the following; many of them have online editions so you can keep up with events even when you are not in the area.

ESSENTIAL MAGAZINE - MARBELLA
a high quality glossy lifestyle magazine that is free across the Costa del Sol, this English mag is an entering read and helps you get into the area and find out what’s going on, focussed mainly on Marbella..
Web www.essentialmagazine.com

ABSOLUTE MAGAZINE
A glossy magazine that is free and focuses on Marbella. A useful lifestyle magazine and enjoyable read. In English and Spanish.
Web www.absolutemagazine.com

THE DIARY
A very small local publication very useful for listing upcoming events in the local area including nightlife, theatre, markets, fiestas and important dates.
Web: www.thediaryonline.com

COSTA DEL SOL GOLF NEWS
A full colour publication available in the tourist offices and at the Golf Service located under the arch of Marbella on the N340. Very useful and includes good information on the surrounding golf clubs and what’s happening in the golf world on the Costa del Sol. The revamped website is extremely useful for upcoming events, details on green fees and links to the local courses.
Web: www.costadelsolgolfnews.com

EL PERIODICO ESTEPONA (SPANISH)
A free Spanish local paper, very useful, so long as you speak Spanish!
Web: www.elperiodicodeestepona.com

MALAGACTIVA
A useful publication and website for those interested in cultural events throughout the province, expositions theatre, music, dance cinema and literature.
Web: www.malagactiva.es

FRIDAY AD
Web: www.friday-ad.es
A local buy and sell weekly magazine, available free and covers the entire Costa del Sol.

SUR IN ENGLISH
An excellent local paper for the Costa del Sol, featuring local news and events, classifieds all in English.
Web: www.surinenglish.com

ESTEPONA DEPORTES
An useful and informative local site dedicated to promoting sports in the local area, here you can find information on many local sport clubs, find where to buy equipment and read about local sports events
Web: www.esteponadeportes.es
Web: www.info-on-puerto-banus.com
A very useful website focussing on Puerto Banus but including information of much of the areas local attractions.

Web: www.puertojosebanus.es
An interesting site for Puerto Banus providing in depth information on the dazzling area and some interesting articles on the history of the area.

Noteworthy Dates, Local Fiestas and Ferias:

Estepona has a series of local and traditional festivities providing you with a good look into Andalucian traditions and customs, and plenty of opportunity to join in the celebrations and enjoy Spanish culture. See the list of important dates and celebrations below.

Other local festivities include the day of Andalusia, February 28th, the day of Hispanidad and Pilar, October 12th, All Saints, November 1st, Day of the constitution, December 6th and the immaculate conception, December 8th.

Spain is known for its' fiestas and there is no shortage here in Andalucia, many national fiestas are also vibrant but local ones are normally more fun. None more so than the fiestas mayores a local fiesta to Estepona, every year in July the centre of town comes to life and parties by night and by day and features a large feria area. Also on 15th May, they celebrate the Patron Saint of the town of Estepona, San Isidro Labrador, this fiesta seems to blur into the days either side too!

Important Dates and Celebrations

THE CELEBRATION OF CARNAVAL - 12TH FEBRUARY - 16TH FEBRUARY 2007
EASTER CELEBRATIONS
SAN BERNABÉ - 1ST JUNE - 11TH JUNE 2007 (DATES MAY VARY)
FIESTA DE SAN JUAN - 24TH JUNE 2007
FERIA DEL CARMEN - 16TH JULY 2007
CHRISTMAS - 1ST DECEMBER - 5TH JANUARY 2007/08